ANALYSIS: F-22 still rules skies 20 years after first flight

07 September, 2017

SOURCE: FlightGlobal.com

BY: Stephen Trimble

Washington DC

Twenty years after the first flight of a production aircraft on 7 September 1997, the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor remains unchallenged as the world’s top air superiority fighter. Remarkably, the F-22 dominates despite some startling gaps in its arsenal which are only now being addressed as the US Air Force looks to keep it relevant beyond 2060.

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